120 entries under taint topic. ×

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tarnish(verb, shame, dirty, corrupt, foul)
10
weaken(verb, upset, dull, cut, decline)
8
dishonor(verb, upset, reduce, ruin, oppose)
8
violate(verb, corrupt, debase, misuse)
7
pollute(verb, cut, ruin, thin, spoil)
7
profane(verb, corrupt, debase, demean)
7
stain(verb, ruin, harm, shame, dirty)
7
sully(verb, shame, dirty, corrupt, foul)
6
besmirch(verb, shame, dirty, corrupt, foul)
6
foul(dirty, debase, muddy, sully)
6
smear(verb, ruin, oppose, dismiss, destroy)
6
spoil(verb, decline, ruin, fail, lower)
6
warp(verb, ruin, corrupt, debase)
5
cut(verb, decline, reduce, ruin, ease)
5
deflower(corrupt, deterioration, sully)
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demoralize(verb, reduce, ruin, dismiss, criticize)
5
despoil(verb, debase, misuse)
5
dilute(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
5
impair(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
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misuse(verb, debase, demean, misuse)
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APASmart Define. (2015). degrade thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/degrade/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "degrade thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/degrade/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, degrade thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/degrade/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "degrade thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/degrade/thesaurus/synonyms>